Childs 1958 Charadrius scciferous 6 June Pitmezea River, Cape Sabine, Alaska A pair of these birds were seen not far from the tent on the vegetated part of the bar. I felt ridiculous not being able to shoot one. Pete remarked that he had never seen a bird like that before. 2130 I shot one in front of the tent. Pete coming along other side of river flushed one I had wounded earlier. We got it on top of the ridge